| Shari'a: Theory, Practice, Transformations Contributor(s): Hallaq, Wael B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521678749 ISBN-13: 9780521678742 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $53.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2009 Annotation: Wael Hallaq's magisterial overview of Shari'a examines the doctrines and practices of Islamic law from the seventh century to the present. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - History |
| Dewey: 340.590 |
| LCCN: 2009005860 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6" W x 9" (1.95 lbs) 626 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In recent years, Islamic law, or Shari'a, has been appropriated as a tool of modernity in the Muslim world and in the West and has become highly politicised in consequence. Wael Hallaq's magisterial overview of Shari'a sets the record straight by examining the doctrines and practices of Islamic law within the context of its history, and by showing how it functioned within pre-modern Islamic societies as a moral imperative. In so doing, Hallaq takes the reader on an epic journey tracing the history of Islamic law from its beginnings in seventh-century Arabia, through its development and transformation under the Ottomans, and across lands as diverse as India, Africa and South-East Asia, to the present. In a remarkably fluent narrative, the author unravels the complexities of his subject to reveal a love and deep knowledge of the law which will inform, engage and challenge the reader. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hallaq, Wael B.: - Wael B. Hallaq is James McGill Professor in Islamic Law in the Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University. He is a world-renowned scholar whose publications include The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law (Cambridge University Press, 2004), Authority, Continuity and Change in Islamic Law (Cambridge University Press, 2001) and A History of Islamic Legal Theories (Cambridge University Press, 1997). |